Having direct experience with police abuse and gun violence, Maxwell was first called to action to fight for gun reform at the age of 15 following the Sandy Hook massacre.
He later served as the Organizing Director for March for Our Lives, where he led an ambitious youth voter program that drove record turnout in the 2020 election.
In 2018, he also helped lead the Florida ACLU’s fight to win back voting rights for over 1.6 million Floridians with previous felony convictions.
In January 2021, a group of his fellow organizers asked Maxwell to run for Congress. He said no. Then, in the weeks that followed he had conversations with over 200 members of his community and everyone overwhelmingly encouraged him to run.
But his decision was cemented when he met his biological parents. Maxwell’s biological mother was a victim of systemic, institutional failures that trapped her in a cycle of drugs, crime, violence, and poverty. As a mother of seven, she made the difficult decision to put him up for adoption because she lacked the resources to care for and raise another child.
Seeing the way his biological mother was marginalized as a woman of color, and knowing how many of those decisions begin at the federal level – Maxwell answered the call of his community and decided to run.
When he wins in November and takes office next year, Maxwell will be the youngest person of color and the first member of Gen Z to serve in Congress.
We’re ready to make history and elect Maxwell in November. Will you join us by splitting a contribution between BNC and his groundbreaking campaign now?
